The guest leaves the tray outside the door.
Room service tray outside door.
If for some reason i must put a tray outside e g.
In some hotels guests can call the room service attendant back to the room to clear the meal and remove the dishes.
That s exactly what you do.
In a nice hotel you are paying for service and ambiance.
Yes i agree most people just put the tray in the hall outside the door but that s not correct especially in a higher end hotel or resort.
Guests who elect to clean up themselves can place their dishes and dinner accoutrements on the delivery cart and place it in the hallway outside the door or in an out of the way spot in the room.
Should the tray be cleared by the guest and left outside the room guest floor corridor and equipment is missing the room boy and or in room dining waiter shall inform the supervisor concerned.
Leave th tray outside by the door.
Very slow collection by room service and i am needing to go to sleep i clear up any mess like the crumbs any left over will have the metal cover on and then drape the napkin over it.
The standard etiquette for disposing of a service tray is to put it outside the door with or without calling to have it picked up but it might depend on the circumstances e g if i had ordered a late night dinner or breakfast then i would just leave it in the room for it removed when the room is serviced.
Soiled dishes and equipment in corridors are unsightly and indicate a poorly run room service department.
The ambiance for all guests is important.
They will pick it up later.
If it is nearly room cleaning time in the morning then you can leave it in the room.